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CITY OF ABILENE

PWS ID: TX2210001 · ABILENE, Texas 79604-0060

PFAS Detected

10 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
125,182
Total Violations
36
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
81,477
County
Taylor
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
27
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 14 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2015
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 2021
Public Notice Other 3 2015

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 87 of 360 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFPeS 9/13/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/13/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/13/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 9/13/2023 0.0143 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
4:2 FTS 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/13/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/13/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/13/2023 0.0177 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFMBA 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/13/2023 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/13/2023 0.0300 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFEESA 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 9/13/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/13/2023 0.0100 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 9/13/2023 0.0279 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFBS 9/13/2023 0.0074 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFOA 9/13/2023 0.0075 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFDoA 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/13/2023 0.0217 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFUnA 9/13/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/13/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/13/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/13/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/13/2023 12.0000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/13/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/13/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/13/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/13/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/13/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/13/2023 0.0140 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFMBA 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/13/2023 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/13/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/13/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/13/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/13/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/13/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/13/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/13/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/13/2023 0.0061 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
lithium 9/13/2023 11.2000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
PFBS 9/13/2023 0.0062 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 9/13/2023 0.0081 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 9/13/2023 0.0229 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.